SRINAGAR — Rain and snow lashed J&K during the last 24 hours as Srinagar received the season’s first snowfall on Friday. Kupwara district in Northern Kashmir and famous tourist destinations Gulmarg and Pahalgam also received snowfall. “Scattered rain/snow at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours in J&K,” IANS quoted an […]
SRINAGAR — At least 13 inter-connected houses and around ten shops were gutted in a massive midnight fire, augmented by the blast of ten gas (LPG) cylinders, in Dangarpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. Leading firefighter of the concerned Fire and Emergency Services Department said that at least 200 houses […]
SHOPIAN — The Indian army on Thursday saved the lives of hundreds of people in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after a massive fire erupted in the locality. As per the local residents, on this evening a massive fire erupted in a structure at the Dagpora area and was spreading in the nearby structure. The locals […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against 7 accused persons for grabbing huge amount from complainants on the pretext of providing jobs in Jammu and Kashmir police. According to a statement, challan was filed in case FIR No.19/2015 U/S 419, 420, 120-B RPC before the court of JMIC […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Thursday forecast scattered to widespread rain/snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “Scattered to widespread rain/snow is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the MeT department as having said. He said Srinagar recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.5 degrees Celsius and […]
BARAMULLA — At least three shops and a computer institute were gutted in a blaze in Kunzer area of Tangmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that fire broke out in one of the shops today morning. in the incident three shops and a computer institute […]
RAMBAN — A driver lost his life after a passenger cab rolled down into gorge at Kelamorh area of Ramban district on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Ramban said, an Innova-make passenger vehicle rolled down from National Highway-44 at Kelamorh, Ramban. He said Police, SDRF & Civil QRT reach spot, one person, driver, who was traveling alone, […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Unit (SIU) Shopian on Wednesday conducted raids and carried out searches at various locations in district Shopian and Pulwama in connection with investigation of militancy related case. In district Shopian, the sleuths of SIU Shopian conducted raids and searches at two suspected locations at Zainpora and in district Pulwama, raids […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar UAPA court has convicted a State Investigation Agency (SIA) investigated militant and has convicted him for six years of imprisonment for being active member of militant organization. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that Amir Nabi Wagay son of Ghulam Nabi Wagay of Goriwan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District was […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, where four heavily-armed militants who had come from Pakistan were killed early this morning, officials said. In the pre-scheduled meeting, the home minister reviewed the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory and steps […]